Tom S.

Quora have had some great contributors. Now they're thinning in numbers because of bad experiences and unfair moderation and it is because Quora management themselves have made the site totally unfriendly especially for newer users aspiring to succeed in the platform, especially if they have unpopular opinion. I will explain.

There are some really good writers in Quora. Not all of them are as successful or popular, unfortunately, which is a shame but the real problem is over the years Quora made it very difficult for new writers to have their own career without finding themselves at the mercy of power users. I think people should realize popularity of a user isn't always equal a sign of deep insight or good character and it shows. I can say for certain most popular users are average, and while some genuinely earned their place, some obviously just got lucky and are enjoying their platform with thousands of followers. That's not a problem on its own but what often happens because of the structure of the forum, some power users are prone to play god and think they decide who gets to be popular next. This naturally made some people feel moving around the lawn more difficult the more they get more popular because some users will start to pay attention to them and inevitably, if they said something wrong and accidentally offended some popular users either deliberately or by mistake, their career on the platform is practically finished.

That being said, when I see the newer batches of popular users it's like seeing the emperor's new clothes. They are being made to think they have their success because of their skill, talent, etc and they truly believe it. But that is not the whole story. As I said earlier, some people think they can play god. So some will decide in advance which new writer gets to be popular by deliberately promoting them regardless to make them feel good. Then they will trash the ones they don't like in the dumpster hopefully never to be seen again. No one dared to say anything, partially because of the BNBR rule and partially also because most people will find it's just not worth the time. A lot of people have seen many problems with the site and users and reviews will tell you that.

In the meantime Quora loyal users are like the emperor who thinks he's parading with his new clothes but little did he know he's being made a fool. Just like Quora users, it's only a matter of time until someone just call out that they got no clothes on, and they're being made to think they worth more than they are.